With Unity Comes Change
Data shows little efficacy for an approach that could open the door to lawsuits. A weeks-long effort to create legislation that will limit where — and with whom — registered sex offenders can live in the city of Longmont came to a head Tuesday night. City council voted 6-1 to move a bill forward that would prohibit registered sex offenders
Read morePoliticians are becoming more brazen in their actual reasons for passing sex offender residency restrictions. In this news story, the sheriff was quoted: Chief Landon Swan of the Hereford Police Department explained the rationale behind the ordinance, stating, “What we’ve found is if we utilize all these different locations with the 2,000-foot radius, it actually lets us cover almost the
Read moreSenate Bill 286 (SB 286), introduced by California State Senator Brian Jones, seeks to exclude individuals convicted of violent sexual offenses and first-degree murder from eligibility under the state’s Elderly Parole Program. This program currently allows inmates aged 50 or older who have served at least 20 years to be considered for parole. The bill aims to reverse provisions established
Read moreHouse Enrolled Act 1687 reinforces probation requirements for sex offenders who want to move to another county. It also adds new factors for judges to consider before approving a relocation. Those factors include whether the offender has close family ties—such as a spouse, parent, or adult child—in the area, along with stable housing and employment opportunities. The move must also
Read moreWe did not have any bills directly targeting us in any significant way. SB1654 only codified what most sheriff’s offices are already doing in terms of employment information, and the bill actually helped more than it hurt. We now see that when it comes to so-called “public safety” and FDLE’s concerns about practical management of the registry, they choose the
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